New England Cross Country Skiing

Rollerskiing

Climb to the Castle

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September 25, 2022 All day

Welcome to the 2022 Climb to the Castle, the historic Hill Climb 5-mile course up the Whiteface Mountain Toll Road. New for 2022 there will be a Short Course option! Join us for a full weekend of racing in Lake Placid paired with the Keys to the Castle.

REGISTRATION IS OPEN

On Sunday, we welcome you to the 2022 Climb to the Castle!  This years race will feature the historic 5-mile course up the Whiteface Mountain toll road as in years past — and a new option to ski a shorter course that will have the same iconic finish!

Registration There will be NO Day of Registration. All registration must be completed on SkiReg by Friday, September 23rd at 5:00 pm OR between 4-6pm at High Peaks Cyclery.

Race entry includes food at awards!

Bib pickup: We will have an early bib pick up on Saturday evening from 4-6 pm at the High Peaks Cyclery guide house. High Peaks is located at 2733 Main St. in Lake Placid. The guide house is the building directly to the right now the front door to the store.

Day of race bib pick-up will be under the NYSEF tent outside the Toll building. Bib Pick up will begin at 7 am and run up to 8 am. 

START Long Course: This year’s start will be held at 15 person waves and will stage on the uphill side of the toll booth. We will do our best to seed everyone by points if they have them. If you have a U.S. Ski & Snowboard License or NENSA license please provide it while registering to better assist your wave seeding. The top ranked (15 male and 15 female athletes) skiers will have access to NENSA’s matched fleet of Swenor Skate Long skis with #2 wheels. There will be one water / aid station mid-course. 

START Short Course: Short Course competitors have two options for a warmup.  Competitors can rollerski to the start (roughly 2 miles), or can be shuttled to the start in the Bus Departing from the tollroad gate at 7:45am.  Once at the startline of the short course, all athletes must RUN for their warmup.  Absolutely no backward skiing on course will be allowed.

Finish and Awards: The finish will be at the top of the Whiteface access road just before reaching the “Castle.”  The awards will be held post event at the Whiteface Base Lodge.  Food will be available at the NYSEF Building.  Open, Junior and Masters podiums from the long course along with additional prizes for the short and classic options will be awarded.  There will also be a raffle! 

NYSEF and ORDA will help to facilitate transportation for competitors back down the mountain, but we encourage teams to transport their own athletes to the bottom.  We will allow cars and spectators up the mountain 10 minutes before the start. All cars driving to the finish MUST drive all the way to the top of the mountain. Parking along the race route will not be allowed.

Athletes will be seeded by U.S. Ski and Snowboard distance points as provided.  A seed list will be posted Saturday night here. 

Two Day Series:
There will be a special prize for the top male and female competitors from the Keys Sprint and Climb (lowest combined placement).

Juniors and Seniors will also be in the running for prizes from NENSA, Swix, EnjoyWinter, and Cabot Cheese.

This event will be the second event of the Allagash Brewing Masters Cup — scored by best two of three placements of the 2022 Hill Climbs in the NENSA Rollerski Race Series. It is one of the most attended masters rollerski events in North America.

NYSEF

518.946.7001

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U.S. Ski & Snowboard L100 Practicum and NENSA Technique Clinic

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July 7, 2022 @ 1:00 am – 4:30 pm

There are two ways to participate in this clinic:

1) If you are seeking U.S. Ski and Snowboard L100 Certification follow this link for full details: http://usskiandsnowboard.org/sport-development/coaches-development/welcome-cross-country-level-100-coach-certification

Please note: To fulfill obligations of this certification you must purchase a USSS Coaches Membership and the L100 Course.  The Coach Developer, SMS’s Alex Jospe, will lead a discussion via Zoom to lay out expectations and review portfolios that must be completed before the in-person practicum.

Coaches can register at any time as long as they have a current coach membership and those basic membership requirements have been met. The U.S. Ski & Snowboard membership season runs from July 1 through June 30 annually. However, we open registration for the upcoming season the first week of May.  Memberships become valid July 1. 

You will pay $160.00 for the online course and in-person practicum

Please email the Sport Education Department if you have any questions.

2) If you just want to attend the in-person practicum and are not seeking USSS certification your are welcome too!  Share the afternoon with other coaches and athletes and learn about technique.

SIGN UP HERE (link will be live soon)

Justin Beckwith

802-345-6720

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Craftsbury Outdoor Center

535 Lost Nation Rd
Craftsbury Common, VT 05827 United States + Google Map
(802) 586-7767
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Bag Balm Joins NENSA as our Newest Sponsor, and the Named Sponsor of our 2018 NENSA Bag Balm Rollerski Race Series

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The New England Nordic Ski Association (NENSA) is very pleased and excited to welcome Bag Balm, of Lyndonville VT into the NENSA sponsor family, and to announce the official naming of the “2018 NENSA Bag Balm Rollerski Series”.

NENSA is first and foremost a community rooted in New England’s rich and vibrant heritage of ski culture and we couldn’t be happier about bringing another New England company into that community. Since 1899, Bag Balm has been made in Vermont out of four simple ingredients and it stands the test of time as an incredibly versatile and long lasting moisturizer. Originally created for cows with dry and cracked udders, it has grown into a cult favorite among skiers and others who enjoy the outdoors for treating chapped lips, cracked hands, and more.

Reid Greenberg, Bag Balm’s new CEO had this to say: “Bag Balm is thrilled to be partnering with NENSA for the 2018-2019 rollerski and ski season! We have a devoted fan-base of athletes and there isn’t a better product to use on your hands and face (mixed with glitter, of course) for wintertime healing and protection. Bag Balm is a small, Vermont company with deep and personal ties to our local communities that mirrors NENSA’s own mission. Look for us at many of the NENSA events and races throughout the season and stop by our Bag Balm Glitter Booth to get your Balm on!”

The NENSA Bag Balm Rollerski Series kicks off on August 11 in Waitsfield, VT with the App Gap Challenge. Having Bag Balm on board to support our race programming strengthens our ties to some of Vermont’s rural history, which we hope is also passed on to the next generation of skiers. We’re very excited to to partner with Bag Balm on our rollerski programming and are excited to grow this aspect of our sport together.

Thanks to the generosity of Marty and Kathy Hall, there will be an overall cash prize for the top three males ($500, $300, $200) and females ($500, $300, $200) for the best of 3 out of 5 races for this series, to be awarded at the final Elite Invitational Race in Stowe on November 3rd. We are also excited to announce the inaugural College Cup to be award to the top collegiate team for this race series. WC points will be awarded to the top three finishers (male or female) from each college at each race.

For more information on the series, or to register for the App Gap Challenge please visit http://nensa.net/rollerski.

For more information on Bag Balm go to: www.BagBalm.com